TY - GEN AU - Lally,John AU - Tully,John TI - MCQs in psychiatry for medical students SN - 9781909726482 PY - 2016/// CY - London : PB - Royal College of Psychiatrists KW - Psychiatry KW - Examinations N1 - Foreword. Introduction. How to use this book. Common abbreviations and terms. Chapter 1, Psychopathology. Chapter 2, Psychotic Disorders. Chapter 3, Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Chapter 4, Alcohol and Substance Misuse Disorders. Chapter 5, Old Age Psychiatry and Organic disorders. Chapter 6, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Chapter 7, Disorders of Personality, Behaviour and Eating. Chapter 8, Physical Health in Psychiatry and Functional Somatic Syndromes. Chapter 9, Pharmacological Treatments. Chapter 10, Psychology and Psychotherapy. Chapter 11, Other topics. References. Index N2 - Multiple choice questions (MCQs) and extended matching item (EMI) questions are the format of question used in undergraduate psychiatry written exams in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. This book consists of a collection of MCQs and EMIs covering all areas of psychiatry and will help medical students to revise for and optimise their performance in undergraduate exams.MCQs are the 'best of five' style, as used in many current undergraduate psychiatry exams ('true' or 'false' style questions are no longer used). All questions are in keeping with the latest research and clinical concepts in psychiatry. Questions are grouped by subject and get progressively harder through each chapter. The answers are given along with explanations, plus references and suggestions for further reading.Students from other countries can also benefit from the self-testing format of the book as practising MCQs is a superb way to reinforce knowledge ER -